Dropped Mancage – Crane Accident – A Design Error

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Description A mancage attached to a 50 tonne crane, free fell about 10 metres until the crane driver applied the winch brake to arrest the fall. Design of the crane free fall control system was inadequate. Two employees in the mancage…

Another Crane “Dropped Load Incident” – Lifting Flexible loads 

Flexible Load & Over Centre Scissor Clamps A Dangerous Combination   Back at the beginning of my safety career,  I investigated a dropped load incident where a 25 metre length of rail line fell whilst the rail was being lifted…

Crane Accident – Dropped Load

Major Crane Accident - Dropped Load Several hundred three tonne pre-cast concrete reinforced floor panels had been craned and installed into a multi story building without any obvious safety issues, when a panel detached from the basketed…